Even when Death inhabits a poem, he does not own it. He is a squatter. In fact, Death owns nothing. – Todd Moore
I Used To Be Addicted To Benzos, Now I Am Addicted To Boyfriends I drink a lot of coffee Probably more than any one-person needs But when you’re 23 and submitting your first book proposal and manuscript And you’re simultaneously Continue reading I Used To Be Addicted To Benzos, Now I Am Addicted To Boyfriends by Haley Mitchell
In This Universe, Where You Think I’m Disposable Silly, stupid boy; at 31 years old/ Do you think these pretty little girls will chase you forever?/ You are not such a hot commodity/ I will make it my goal to Continue reading In This Universe, Where You Think I’m Disposable by Haley Mitchell
You have a bluebird in your chest I love that bluebird in your chest. You might try to silence him With cigarettes And drugs And sleep deprivation But I hear his song I am immune to your façade And if Continue reading You have a bluebird in your chest by Haley Mitchell
Fixer Give me your pain Give me your uncertainty and your doubt Give me everything you’ve ever hated about yourself And watch me turn it into gold. Haley Mitchell, I’m a 23-year-old woman from rural South Dakota. I’m a tattoo Continue reading Fixer by Haley Mitchell
Codependency I nestle into my melancholy, It greets me like an old love, Newly rekindled. Except this time, it’s comfortable. We’ve been acquainted intimately for Some time now and We’re devoid of any insecurity We once had About coexisting. Now Continue reading Codependency by Haley Mitchell
Someday I’ll Love Someday I’ll love Haley Mitchell I’ll be able to not only stomach her imperfections, But love her for them. Someday her voice will no longer be cacophonous, Not too rushed or too manly. The words she speaks Continue reading Someday I’ll Love by Haley Mitchell
I do spoken word like fat kids do cake I dream about it, Sweat over it, My hands shake thinking about them. I devour words, Roll them around in my mouth Swallow, then regurgitate them back out. My teeth are Continue reading I do spoken word like fat kids do cake by Haley Mitchell